Politics
With Eye on LS Poll, Rahul to Attend UP Kumbh; 1200 Congress Workers to Work Round The Clock at Camps
The camps will not just provide food and lodging facilities to the devotees, but will also provide as many as 5,000 blankets to the needy, wheel chairs and other support to the differently abled people.
Centre's 10% Quota For Economically Weak From General Category Passes Rajya Sabha Test
The upper House approved The Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty Fourth Amendment) Bill, 2019, with 165 voting in favour and 7 against. It will now go to the President for his approval upon which it will become law.
Rahul Gandhi’s Remark on Sitharaman Raises Eyebrows, PM Modi Calls it Insult to All Women
Referring to Sitharaman's recent speech on the Rafale deal, Gandhi said Wednesday the PM got a woman to defend him in Parliament, provoking the sharp retort from Modi.
BJD Will Not be Part of Mahagathbandhan, Says Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik
The decision comes amid talks between various parties to form alliances before the crucial 2019 general election.
How Naveen Patnaik Played BJP, Congress Using Sun Tzu’s Art of War Playbook - In Jay Panda’s Words
Former Lok Sabha MP Baijayant Panda, whose political future remains uncertain despite speculation since months that he may join the BJP, told News18 in an interview that ancient texts of Sun Tzu’s Art of War taught that wars are won by convincing the enem...
Tejashwi, Kushwaha Slam Nitish for Using Foul Language, Insulting Nishad Community
The chief minister, who also heads the JD(U) and is an alliance partner of the BJP, had mocked at the grand alliance saying it was picking up people from the roadside (sadak par se logon ko utha ke shaamil kar lete hain).
Ally Trouble Mounts for BJP as AGP Walks Out of Govt Over Citizenship Bill
The AGP has earlier too expressed reservations with the Citizenship Bill, saying it will make the Assam Accord “meaningless”.
Rahul Gandhi Woos 'Army of the Unemployed' for Lok Sabha Battle as Jobs Top Voter Worries
The Congress chief said that the central issue was that 30,000 youngsters are coming into the job market every day but only 450 of them are getting jobs.
MPs, Activists Write to PM Modi to Strengthen MGNREGA
The letter is undersigned by MPs Karan Singh Yadav and Deepender Singh Hooda, MLA Jignesh Mevani, CPI (M) leader Brinda Karat, Swaraj India leader Yogendra Yadav, and Aruna Roy among others.
A Maharashtrian Prime Minister? Why Not, Says CM Devendra Fadnavis
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis says India may see several Maharashtrian prime ministers by 2050.
Cong Slams Shivraj Chouhan for Accepting Emergency Pension, Ex-CM Says Lathi Blows Still Hurt
Claiming that those incarcerated during Emergency were jailed over violation of law, the Congress said, 'The BJP doled out the pension to its own men and looted the government funds.'
‘Big Brother’ Congress Should Treat Us Well First: Deve Gowda on 2019 Alliance
The JD(S) chief also advised Karnataka CM H D Kumaraswamy, who is his son, to tolerate the pain he is suffering while running the coalition government.
Citing Govt Papers, Rahul Gandhi Says Modi 'Brushed Aside' Objections by Defence, Law Ministries on Rafale
Congress chief Rahul Gandhi has dared Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to reveal in Parliament as to who decided to raise the benchmark prices in the Rafale aircraft deal.
SC Asks Ahmed Patel to Face Trial on Plea by Rival BJP Candidate Over Rajya Sabha Election
The apex court declined to interfere with the October 26, 2018 order of the High Court which had said that Balwantsinh Rajput's allegations require a trial.
Jagan Reddy Hopes Pawan Kalyan’s Solo Expedition Will Derail TDP, But Loyalists Wary of 3-Horse Race
The surveys conducted by both TDP and YSRCP reveal that “Jana Sena” can win up to 15 Assembly seats on its own and can get 5% - 25% votes in about 40 Assembly seats.
JD(S) Demands 12 LS Seats in Karnataka; Congress Says 'No Confusion' in Seat-sharing
Deve Gowda said the seat sharing will be on a 2:1 formula. According to which, 11 seats should come to the JD(S) and the party was seeking one extra seat, he said, noting that differences, if any, would be sorted out after deliberating with Congress presi...